Create Videos, Earn Tips

Audience members can start tipping their favorite Vimeo videos, thanks to a new suite of creator tools from the video-sharing site.

The company recently launched the Vimeo Creator Services platform to help content creators make more money from their videos. Currently, the suite of tools only includes a feature called Tip Jar, with plans to launch a Pay-To-View service in the future.

Tip Jar is a pretty neat feature because it allows Vimeo Plus or Vimeo PRO members to collect money from their fans. Once Tip Jar is activated on a video, viewers will see a “Tip this video” button below the player. Then, viewers can enter a tip amount (from $1 - $500) and their credit card information, and video producers reap the benefits.

Additionally, Vimeo plans to introduce its first pay-to-view service in the coming months, according to the company’s blog. This service will give tools to video creators that will enable them to charge for access to their videos – with no coding required. The company's blog post also states that more tools will be coming to the Vimeo Creator Service suite soon.